BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK
Having watched a portion of her stand-up comedy recently as her Netflix special appeared a few days ago, I was unimpressed. Her special is called 'For Your Approval', and for the most part, this unnecessary mess didn't need to be broadcast anywhere.
There's a saying I know: If everyone you know is an asshole, maybe you're the asshole?
Here are some juicy reviews from other agencies:
Variety, meanwhile, called the special “self-indulgent”. The outlet said: “It’s a spectacle of ego that seems at odds with the humble, just-folks demeanour DeGeneres shows on stage […] In the end, [it’s] a frustrating watch, and a bum note to go out on.”
Cracked.COM was similarly scathing, writing: “Those anecdotes are insufferable, but not as much as DeGeneres’s transparent hunger for clapter — that self-satisfied combination of laughter and applause.”
Time also criticised the show for “how much it left unsaid” as well as deeming it “unfunny”. The publication added: “I don’t think anyone expected DeGeneres to go item-by-item through the exposés in a comedy special, but if comedy specials are the new confessional magazine covers or Barbara Walters interviews—if she was really so ready to talk about it—then the self-flattering revisionism of For Your Approval is a cop out.
Known for being an abusive, raging ***hole during her Ellen run, she attempts to recoup some good feelings with this pathetic self-trotting road mess.
She's mean, disgraceful, and a poor example of what leadership is about. She does absolutely nothing about taking ownership about who or what she did.
They should have pulled the plug on her years ago.
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